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This section has been written to help you to do your best when you take the assessment test. Read through it carefully and ask your tutor if there is anything that you are still not sure about.

How you will be assessedYou will take an onscreen assessment using a computer. This will be set over about 15–20 screens and have a maximum of 50 marks. It will last for 1 hour.

There will be different types of questions in the test:

A Questions where the answers are available and you have to choose the answer(s). Tip: Always read carefully to see how many answers are needed and how you can show the right answer.

Examples:

B Questions where you are asked to give a short answer worth 1-2 marks. Tip: Look carefully at how the question is set out to see how many points need to be included in your answer.

Examples:

Answer: Answer: Answer: CCCCCC

Answer: Answer: Answer: To compress them To compress them To compress them (i.e. make them smaller)(i.e. make them smaller)(i.e. make them smaller)

Answer: Answer: Answer: DDD

Answer: Answer: Answer: The protocol which The protocol which The protocol which takes data from a user’s takes data from a user’s takes data from a user’s application and passes it to the application and passes it to the application and passes it to the Internet Protocol for transmitting Internet Protocol for transmitting Internet Protocol for transmitting across the internet. It controls the across the internet. It controls the across the internet. It controls the reverse process at the receiver. reverse process at the receiver. reverse process at the receiver.

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Many questions will have images. Sometimes you will be asked to click to play a video or animation. You can do this as many times as you want.

Sometimes you may be asked to do a calculation – you can use the calculator provided in the onscreen test system if you need to.

Hints and tipsUse the pre-test time – make sure you have read the instructions, tested the function buttons, adjusted your seat and that you can see the screen clearly.

Watch the time – the screen shows you how much time you have left. You should aim to take about 1 minute per mark. Some early questions will take less time than this and some later questions will take you longer.

Plan your longer answers – read the question carefully and think about the key points you will make. You can use paper or the onscreen note function to jot down ideas.

Check answers at the end – you should keep moving through the questions and not let yourself get stuck on one. If you are really unsure of an answer or cannot give an answer, then you can use the onscreen system to ! ag that you need to come back to that question at the end.

Read back your longer answers – make sure you view the whole answer if you are checking back. There is no spell check facility.

Do you ! nd it harder to read onscreen? – talk to your teacher about how the system can be adjusted to meet your needs; for example, changing font size or colour.

C Questions where you are asked to give a longer answer – these can be worth up to 8 marks. Tip: Plan your answer – think about how many points you need to make. Check through your answer – you may need to use the scroll bar to move back to the top.

Examples:

Answer: Answer: Answer: Client-side processing enables interactivity within a web page. When Client-side processing enables interactivity within a web page. When Client-side processing enables interactivity within a web page. When a user opens the web page, the code is downloaded to the user’s computer. a user opens the web page, the code is downloaded to the user’s computer. a user opens the web page, the code is downloaded to the user’s computer.

Advantages include speed of interactivity and security. Once the code Advantages include speed of interactivity and security. Once the code Advantages include speed of interactivity and security. Once the code has been downloaded to a user’s computer, the interactive elements has been downloaded to a user’s computer, the interactive elements has been downloaded to a user’s computer, the interactive elements should run quickly. And because the web pages are downloaded, the should run quickly. And because the web pages are downloaded, the should run quickly. And because the web pages are downloaded, the chances for corruption are reduced. chances for corruption are reduced. chances for corruption are reduced.

A disadvantage is that the scripting language which creates the code A disadvantage is that the scripting language which creates the code A disadvantage is that the scripting language which creates the code might not work on every browser. This means you would need to create might not work on every browser. This means you would need to create might not work on every browser. This means you would need to create different browser versions. The download time can also be affected by different browser versions. The download time can also be affected by different browser versions. The download time can also be affected by your computer’s ability to download and process data. Complex or large your computer’s ability to download and process data. Complex or large your computer’s ability to download and process data. Complex or large amounts of interactivity means web pages might be slow to load, and it amounts of interactivity means web pages might be slow to load, and it amounts of interactivity means web pages might be slow to load, and it can also cause other programs to run slowly. can also cause other programs to run slowly. can also cause other programs to run slowly.

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How to improve your answer Read the two student answers below, together with the feedback. Try to use what you learn here when you answer questions in your test.

QuestionGive four examples of how data can be threatened and an example of how each threat can be minimised. (8 Marks)

Student 1’s answer

Feedback on student 1The learner has not read the question which asks for speci! c examples of ‘how data can be threatened’ and not generic types of threats. In effect they have not answered the question and they have not indicated how the data can be threatened. There might possibly be a couple of marks for the minimisation (antivirus software and ! rewall perhaps) but that would be quite generous.

Student 2’s answer

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Feedback on student 2Four speci! c threats to data have been identi! ed and described in suf! cient detail to show why they are threats. It is clear the learner understands the nature of the threats.

The “remedies” have also been well described, again showing knowledge of the nature of the problems.

Full marks for this answer.

Question 1Which of the following terms is not a method of online information exchange? [1]

A Blog

B Wiki

C Cloud

D Podcast

Answers1) C

2) A set of rules which govern the behaviour of people using the internet.Or something similar: one point for knowing they are rules/conventions on behaviour, and one point for knowing that they have to do with networks/internet. A de! nition of network etiquette or internet etiquette would be worth one point.

3) Voice over Internet Protocol (1 mark); and an example is Skype™ (1 mark). It can be used by companies with many locations to hold video conferences over the internet (1 mark, but any acceptable use is valid). Limitations include quality of voice and video (1 mark) and an unreliable service from a network provider (1 mark, also anything similar or additional such as security problems could be used).

Question 2What do you understand by the term “netiquette”? [2]

Question 3State what the acronym VoIP stands for and give an example of a service which uses it. Describe one way how it may be used and give two examples of limitations to the service [5]

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